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Scott Hill (born 30 May 1977) is an Australian former professional
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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He was previously with the Harlequins RL club in the
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. His usual position is at . Hill previously played in Australia for the
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,
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(one of only two players to play in all the club's games in their lone season) and the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilitated by ...
. Hill is a former
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and
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representative player.


Playing career


Early career

Originally from
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, Hill was playing with the Forster Tuncurry Hawks as a 15-year-old when he was spotted by
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talent scouts. At the time he was undertaking a carpentry apprenticeship and opted to remain with his junior club, where he would play under the coaching of Dennis Tutty in the period when the Forster Tuncurry Hawks would win back-to-back
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titles. In 1995, he would sign a
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contract and was allocated to the new
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franchise ahead of the 1996 season. However, when Super League was banned from starting in 1997, he would join the Bulldogs, where he was set to replace the retiring
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.


Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

During the 1996 season, Hill was playing with the Bulldogs' junior squad where he was described as a "two iron with ears". He was elevated by head coach Chris Anderson, to make his first grade debut for Canterbury-Bankstown against South Sydney in round 18 of the
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scoring two tries in a 28–4 victory at the
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. He would play in five first grade matches for the Bulldogs, featuring on the winning side in all five occasions.


Hunter Mariners

With Super League commencing in 1997, Hill moved to the
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for the 1997 Super League season, completing his carpentry apprenticeship with teammate Robbie McCormack during the preseason. He would score a try in the Hunter Mariners final ever Super League match in round 18 against Cronulla-Sutherland at the Topper Stadium. Hill is one of just two players to have played in every game for the Mariners, including the
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final, which would prove to be the final Mariners game.


Melbourne Storm

Recruited by Melbourne, Hill was among several players from the club's inaugural season in
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. He would miss Melbourne's
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win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons due to a knee reconstruction. Having won the 1999 Premiership, the
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travelled to England to contest the
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against
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Champions St. Helens, with Hill playing at and scoring two tries in the victory. Hill would play more than 170 matches for Melbourne, with his last match coming when he started at in Melbourne's
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loss to the
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.


Harlequins

Leaving at the end of that season, Hill moved to London to play for the Harlequins club of
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, where he would play two seasons before retiring at the end of the 2008 season.


Representative career

Hill was selected to represent
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in the 2000 Anzac Test, coming off the bench in Australia's 52–0 whitewash of New Zealand. Following this selection, Hill would play for
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in the 2000 State of Origin series. He would play all three games in NSW's 3–0 series victory. At the end of the
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, Hill would be selected for the Australian squad for the
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, scoring two tries in Australia's 66–10 win over Samoa in the quarter-finals. Hill was the starting in Australia's 40–20 win over New Zealand in the
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. He would make three further appearances for Australia, with his final international match in 2004. During his career, Hill also played four representative matches for NSW Country in the then annual
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match.


Personal life

After retirement from professional rugby league, Hill would later be involved in a mentoring business for young rugby league athletes.


References


External links


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Scott 1977 births Living people Australia national rugby league team players Australian rugby league players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players Hunter Mariners players 20th-century Australian sportsmen London Broncos players Melbourne Storm players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league players from Dubbo People from Forster, New South Wales